chp 1: (T/F) According to the textbook, the two most common excuses for not studying the Bible
are that people don't see the value of Bible study and that people don't know how to study the
Bible. correct answers True
chp 1: (T/F) According to the textbook, the Bible is very similar to other religious texts, like the
Quran of Islam. correct answers False
chp 1: According to the textbook, the two types of divine revelation are: correct answers General
and Special
chp 1: (T/F) According to the textbook, archaeology can prove everything about the Bible.
correct answers False
chp 1: In 2 Timothy 3:16, Paul describes the all Scripture as: correct answers God-breathed
chp 1: What is the theory of inspiration advocated in the textbook and most evangelical
Christians? correct answers Verbal Plenary Theory
chp 1: According to the textbook, what is the most important witness to the authority of
Scripture? correct answers Scripture itself
chp 1: When theologians ascribe " inspiration" to the Bible, they mean that... correct answers The
Bible was written by men through the influence of the Holy Spirit.
chp 1: (T/F) According to the textbook, the Scriptures are an example of God's general
revelation. correct answers False
chp 1: (T/F) According to the textbook, hundreds of occurrences of expressions like "thus says
the Lord" and "the word of the Lord came to" may be found in the Old Testament prophetic
literature. correct answers True
, chp 2: (T/F) The subsections of the Old Testament in the Hebrew Bible and the English
Protestant Bible are different. correct answers True
chp 2: Which of the following factors led Old Testament authors to pen their documents in the
first place? correct answers All of the above (Yahweh's (The LORD's) explicit instruction to
write. A concern to teach and encourage ancient Israelites. A desire to preserve a written record
of God's actions for future generations.)
chp 2: For which of the following purposes did New Testament authors pen their documents in
the first place? correct answers A desire to preserve the teachings and works of Jesus.
chp 2: (T/F) The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls demonstrated that the Old Testament text had
been faithfully preserved from the second century BC to the tenth century AD. correct answers
True
chp 2: The first known translation of the Hebrew Bible into another language is: correct answers
The LXX
chp 2: Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria most likely used for the canonization of
a New Testament book? correct answers A book's authorship needed to have a clear connection
to an authoritative figure in Israel.
chp 2: (T/F) The Muratorian Fragment indicates that no list of authoritative books existed in
early Christianity. correct answers False
chp 2: Which of the following is the New Testament manuscript that contains the earliest
complete collection of NT books? correct answers Codex Sinaiticus
chp 2: (T/F) The only OT book not represented in the Dead Sea Scrolls is Ruth. correct answers
False